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A U.S. service member died on Tuesday of a wound sustained during a combat operation in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military confirmed in a statement. According to the statement released by the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, an Afghan security force member was killed and several were wounded in the incident. ” In …

A number of Senators in the Upper House of Parliament said the main cause of the war in Afghanistan is the United States, and the country has never been honest enough to destroy terrorist groups. Officials from the Ministries of Defense, Interior Affairs and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

Senators on Tuesday reiterated the call for cancelation of Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States, insisting that the U.S. has not been committed to stability and national interests of Afghanistan. The members of Meshrano Jirga or Upper House stressed that the insecurities and casualties of Afghan security forces …

Afghan National Security Advisor Mohammad Haneef Atmar went to the United States on Thursday after concluding two-day official talks with German officials. “…I have arrived in Washington DC today based on an official invitation, where I will be having meetings and discussions on a range of issues with the high-ranking …

The U.S. officials and the NATO-led Resolute Support Commander have sent best wishes to Afghanistan people for Nawruz 1397. The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan in a statement on Monday extended his best wishes on the occasion. “Today, I offer my best wishes to all of the …

Afghan capital Kabul is becoming the main focus of an intensified U.S.-backed battle against the Taliban this year after a series of high-profile attacks exposed major gaps in security. “Kabul is our main effort. To harden Kabul, to protect the people of Kabul and the international community that are here,” …

The United States has called on the Taliban to give “serious” consideration to an offer for peace talks extended by the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Kabul Process II conference last week. The U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of South and Central Asian affairs, Alice Wells …

The U.S. has pulled out dozens of its troops along with weapons and equipment from Iraq and shifted them to Afghanistan in the past weeks, the Associated Press reported on Monday. Western contractors at the base quoted as saying that dozens of soldiers are leaving the base on daily flights. According …

Afghan Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah has warned that the fight against terrorism needs to continue in Afghanistan; otherwise, the scope of this horror will also reach the United States. “Fight should be continued against terrorism in Afghanistan. Those terror groups who are fighting in our country now are fighting against …

The U.S. and China have discussed the situation in Afghanistan during talks between visiting U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jiping in Beijing on Thursday. Following talks between the two leaders, Trump said he and his Chinese counterpart were committed to working toward a peaceful future for Afghanistan. …

U.S. has given a list of 75 militants to Pakistan, the country’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said Thursday. Asif who was speaking at the Pakistan parliament’s upper house said that the U.S. has “handed over a list of 75 militants while we gave them a list of around 100 terrorists.” …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday “strongly condemned” yesterday’s attack on a NATO convoy in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, which left two U.S. soldiers dead and four more wounded. “This cowardly and brutal attack will not deter us in our mission to help the Afghan security forces stabilise …

The leader of the Islamic State’s branch in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, was killed by a drone strike this week, the U.S. military in Afghanistan confirmed Friday. The strike targeted the IS insurgents headquarters in northeastern Kunar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, July 11. “U.S. Forces-Afghanistan confirms that Abu Sayed, the Emir …

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says his country’s commitment to Afghanistan is to ensure Afghanistan never becomes a safe haven for terrorist groups. “We do understand is we can never allow Afghanistan to become a platform for terrorism to operate from. And so our commitment to Afghanistan is to …

Hundreds of Afghans in the United States have protested in front of the White House and Asian Development Bank, urged stability in their war-torn country Afghanistan. Demonstrators accused the National Unity Government of Corruption and urged U.S. to put pressure on Afghan government for bringing reforms in the system. “Poverty and …

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday days after a new President took office in the South Korea, pledging to engage it in dialogue. Officials in South Korea and Japan say the missile, which launched from north-western Kusong, reached an altitude of 2,000km. U.S. President Donald Trump has called …

U.S forces defended the MOAB bombing on ISIS sanctuaries in Nangarhar province, citing, it was a right target with right weapon. The forces’ spokesperson in a short conversation with Ariana News says, the people of Afghanistan, in particular, residents in nearby of the bombing scene welcome the attack due to …

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the US military’s deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb, saying Afghanistan should not be used as a “testing ground” for weapons. Karzai believes this is more than just a “war on terror” and implied no one would help Afghanistan “stop the US” so …

The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission, CNN reports. A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, nicknamed MOAB, was dropped at 7 p.m. local time Thursday, the sources said. The MOAB is also known as …